Semi-Finals - Game 2 |
This is the summary for the games that were played on Saturday, March 7:
In the early game, the Flyers beat the Stars 5-3.
Things looked good for the Stars early when they scored twice while two men down. The Flyers answered back in the second period to bring it to a 2-2 tie going into the third period. Two early goals in the period by the Flyers took the wind out of the sails of the Stars. The Stars came close by scoring a power-play goal with less than five minutes to go, but the Flyers sealed the deal with another late game goal.
Curt Moesker had another strong game for the Stars. For the second straight night, he scored two goals. Ryan Cross & Matt VanMarum will share the Player of the Game. Ryan had three points, while Matt had four points.
With the victory, the Flyers will await the winner of the Cattle Barons - Hawks series to play for the championship.
The late game of the evening saw the Hawks come away with a 3-0 win.
This was truly an exciting playoff game. The score certainly does not reflect how close this game really was. Both goaltenders put on a clinic.
The game was actually scoreless until the Hawks scored with less than five minutes remaining in the third period. The Cattle Barons didn't give up and poured on the pressure late in the period. The Hawks scored twice on an empty net to seal the victory.
There is no question that both goaltenders are the Players of the Game in this one. Mike Ward earned the shut-out for the Hawks. Steve Pastoor stopped all but one shots and kept his team in the game for as long as he could.
With this win, the Hawks will now play the Flyers in the finals.